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Fish and Boat Commission moves forward with licensing change

The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission has taken steps toward removing the display requirement for a fishing licenses. The board met on Monday and, according to a statement, “took steps towards replacing a long-standing regulation that requires anglers to display their fishing license on an outer garment while fishing.” The Commission said that a proposed amendment would replace the display requirement “with a possession requirement, which would require only that an angler carry the license on their person while fishing and present the license to a PFBC law enforcement ...

Appeal to Nature

A permit reauthorization for treated coal ash disposal at the Warren Generating Station site dominated discussion at Wednesday’s Warren County Commissioners meeting. And the commissioners are pushing for a public hearing on the matter. The permit application was filed through the ...

Change agents

Several members of the community spoke to the commissioners about the permit application regarding the Warren Generating Station. John Able raised the alarm about oversight of the discharge into the Allegheny River changing DEP programs. He alleged that will change what’s processed, how its processed and what contaminants are in the treated material. Able noted the 28-page permit application is “very difficult for a layperson to decipher” and said it would be “extremely beneficial for the citizens of Warren County to have an opportunity to discuss the permit” with the ...

Trails at Jakes Rocks: Destination, Warren

The Trails at Jakes Rocks have made it to the big time. The mountain bike trail system was recently ranked at the top of VisitPA’s list of ‘Heart-Pumping Mountain Bike Trails.’ VisitPA is the official tourism website of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic ...

Peak Foliage

Leaves in the region continue to be near peak fall foliage. DCNR Cornplanter District Forester Cecile Stelter discussed leaf colors with the City of Warren Street Landscape Committee on Tuesday. Stelter said that the area has peaked in color “or is in the middle of that.” She said ...

The surprising life of the Oil Beetle

My children and their friends spotted some strange insects at Audubon the other day. They were dark steely blue, shining in the grass. Their bulbous round abdomens looked awkward compared to their skinny heads and thoraxes. These beetles crawled in an ungainly fashion through the grass, ...